Regime's paranoia worsens cyclone tragedy in Burma (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - Since 2005, Hurricane Katrina has been shorthand for government incompetence in managing the aftermath of a devastating storm. But in the Southeast Asian nation of Burma, struck by a similar storm last weekend, even a Katrina-style response would, sadly, pass as a miracle of efficiency.

Our view on the judiciary: Send in the clones? (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - John McCain has a record of reasonableness on judicial politics. He voted to confirm Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer, the two Supreme Court justices nominated by a Democrat. And, in 2005, he joined a bipartisan group of senators known as the "Gang of 14" that cut a deadlock-breaking deal on judicial nominees.

Opposing view: Restrain judicial activism (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - John McCain's graceful and serious speech this week at Wake Forest University puts one of the most important issues of 2008 squarely in focus. Will social policy in the USA continue to be made by panels of unelected judges with lifetime tenure, or will we have a judiciary governed by self-restraint and fidelity to the rule of law?

Hillary: It's time for a gracious exit (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Dear Hillary,

Don't believe the 'perfect mother' myth (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - As I was watching my son's soccer game just before Mother's Day last year, a mom was trying to get her husband to get a chair out of the car. She implored him but he just looked at her. I couldn't help but chime in: "Hey, it's Mother's Day weekend!" He went to get the chair. On his way, he told me half-jokingly, "That was no fair." Everyone chuckled. A reminder about Mother's Day inspired him to do an unpleasant chore.

The White House? (HuffingtonPost.com)
HuffingtonPost.com - The British have Buckingham Palace. The French have Élysée Palace. Americans, we have... The White House? The WHITE House. The White HOUSE.

10 Delegates (The Nation)

The Nation - The Nation -- That's how many pledged delegates Hillary Clinton gained after her "big win" in Pennsylvania, according to delegate projections released by the Obama campaign. Most news outlets forecast a similar margin, ranging from a nine to twelve delegate pickup for Clinton.

The Silent Majority Redux (The Nation)
The Nation - The Nation -- From our latest issue, some thoughts on the turn the campaign has taken:

House GOP Shifts Into Panic Mode (RealClearPolitics.com)
RealClearPolitics.com - After losing two previously Republican-held seats in special elections earlier this year, House GOP aides worry their party is on the brink of an election year catastrophe, and as a key test looms on Tuesday, the party is already pulling out all the stops.

Obama Needs a History Lesson (RealClearPolitics.com)
RealClearPolitics.com - In his victory speech after the North Carolina primary, Sen. Barack Obama said something that is all the more remarkable for how little it has been remarked upon.

IT REMAINS TO BE AARRGGH! (James Kilpatrick)
James Kilpatrick - Everyone who writes for a living or reads for pleasure has a pet peeve. My first city editor had a thing about "not only." He insisted that "not only" always had to be followed by "but also." Thousands of otherwise rational folks will never end a sentence with a preposition. I myself get cranky over "replica."

1988 CAMPAIGN HAS LITTLE TO TELL US ABOUT CAMPAIGN TODAY (David Shribman)
David Shribman - Some people think they have seen this campaign movie before.

EVEN GOD COULDN'T VOTE IN INDIANA WITHOUT PROPER I.D. (Cynthia Tucker)
Cynthia Tucker - Congratulations to the Indiana legislature, whose harsh voter ID law has ferreted out a suspicious bunch who tried to cast ballots without proper identification in the Democratic primary last Tuesday. Who do those old ladies think they are, American citizens?

WHATEVER THEY SAY, IT'S THE MONEY! (Richard Reeves)
Richard Reeves - WASHINGTON -- When they say, "It's not the money ..." -- it's the money!

Countering Iran (The Weekly Standard)
The Weekly Standard - What are we going to do about Iran? When Hillary Clinton surreally promised to obliterate the Islamic Republic if the mullahs nuked Israel, she at least recognized that a nuclear-armed clerical regime is a serious menace, and that successful diplomacy with Tehran without the threat of force is fantasy.

The Hillary Democrats (Pat Buchanan)
Pat Buchanan - "I have a much broader base to build a winning coalition on" than Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton has told USA TODAY.

Playing Nice (Susan Estrich)
Susan Estrich - "We'd rather not win than to have to do that," Cindy McCain told Ann Curry of the "Today" show, in response to a question about negative campaigning. "That's not worth winning for.

The Real Meaning of Mother's Day (Linda Chavez)
Linda Chavez - Remember when Mother's Day was a simple affair?

Did Israel Drive Out the Arabs 60 Years Ago? (Mona Charen)
Mona Charen - Sixty is pretty old for a country. Consider that by the time the United States was 60 (counting from the conclusion of the War of Independence), the year was 1843.

Librarians Against Censorship? (Brent Bozell III)
Brent Bozell III - The American Library Association (ALA) has released its annual survey of offenses to "intellectual freedom," the books whose place in public schools and public libraries is the most "challenged" by the public. Leading that list for the second straight year is the children's book "And Tango Makes Three," about a penguin family with two daddies.